Most 18-27 year-old Opera Mini users use their mobile phones to browse the Web more often than they use a desktop or laptop computer for the same purpose, according to the results from a survey released today by Opera. In Nigeria, South Africa, and Indonesia, over 90 percent (%) of so-called Generation Y users said they use their mobile phones more than desktop or laptop computers to access the Internet.
Interestingly, the countries (namely Poland, Germany, United States, and Brazil) with the highest percentage of respondents using desktop or laptop computers as the primary means of Internet access were countries where smartphones are among the top handsets used. In Nigeria, South Africa, and Indonesia, however, more than 9 out of 10 respondents said they browse the Web on their handsets more than they browse on a laptop or desktop computer. Looking at the top handsets used by Opera Mini users in those countries, it was observed that fewer smartphones (compared to Poland, Germany, United States, and Brazil) were used. This result presents a challenge to the long-standing belief that smartphone uptake will be the major driver of mobile web usage globally.
The findings are published in Opera’s State of the Mobile Web report. The full report is available from http://www.opera.com/smw/ (English only).
